#GEDMATCH LOOPHOLE GAVE #POLICE ACCESS TO PRIVATE #DNA DATA

POLICE ARE GETTING DNA DATA FROM PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY OPTED OUT

#Forensic #genetic #genealogists skirted GEDmatch #privacy rules by searching users who explicitly opted out of sharing DNA with law enforcement.

https://theintercept.com/2023/08/18/gedmatch-dna-police-forensic-genetic-genealogy/

@kwheaton @PattyHankins @thedanielsgenealogy @genealogy

I couldn't agree more with all your points. I am still weaning myself off of the #deadbirdsite but finding the community here is growing. It's slow growth but hopefully we can convince more to join us in this kinder social media.

#Genealogists and #Historians... Invite a friend!

(I should probably make sure to thank, my friend, @Flominator for forcing me over here 😁)

#genealogy

That's all for now. Stay tuned for more updates. Take care, everyone! 7/7

P.S. Don't miss Dr. Mollick's lengthy but insightful post: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/it-is-starting-to-get-strange

#AIGenealogy #genealogy #geneadons #genealogists #familyHistory #AIGenealogyInsights

Although OpenAI teased image, audio, and video processing in March, the access to Code Interpreter is the feature I've been eagerly anticipating. I believe it holds immense potential, especially for genealogists. Let's see what the future holds! 6/7

#AIGenealogy #genealogy #geneadons #genealogists #familyHistory #AIGenealogyInsights

Dr. Mollick has shared his Code Interpreter research through lengthy Twitter threads. To access his reports, you can run a Twitter search for "Code Interpreter" (from:emollick). 5/7 This link might also help: https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Code%20Interpreter%22%20(from%3Aemollick)&src=typed_query

#AIGenealogy #genealogy #geneadons #genealogists #familyHistory #AIGenealogyInsights

A professor at Wharton has been granted early access to the Code Interpreter. To truly understand its usefulness, I encourage you to read about the discoveries documented by Dr. Ethan Mollick. While his examples and research focus on business, he has also explored use cases from the humanities. 4/7

#AIGenealogy #genealogy #geneadons #genealogists #familyHistory #AIGenealogyInsights

Code Interpreter doesn't stop there—it also introduces analytical and programming features. The added capabilities make it an even more powerful tool for users. It's exciting to think about the potential applications and opportunities this will bring. 3/7

#AIGenealogy #genealogy #geneadons #genealogists #familyHistory #AIGenealogyInsights

OpenAI just announced that the "Code Interpreter" will soon be available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers! This is a significant development, on par with or even more important than plug-in access. The Code Interpreter mode removes concerns and adds capabilities, making it highly valuable. 1/7

#AIGenealogy #genealogy #geneadons #genealogists #familyHistory #AIGenealogyInsights

Well hello bird site migration #genealogists Good to see some of you here, I've missed you! #genealogy @genealogy #geneadon #geneadons #genchat

Sometimes, if you are looking for an #ancestor in #census records, there is no substitute for #bruteforce or going page by page until you find them. Of course, you need to have a general idea where they lived. It’s time consuming, but it has worked quite often for me, including tonight. I guess census takers of yore didn’t consider future #genealogists when scrawling names in those huge books. #Genealogy #geneadons #Ancestry #familyhistory #familytree

Genealysis.social is a server for anyone interested in genealogy and family histories:

:Fediverse: https://genealysis.social

You can find out more from their About page at https://genealysis.social/about or contact their admin @david

#FeaturedServer #Genealogy #Genealogist #Genealogists #Family #Families #History #FamilyHistory #Fediverse

Such great news for #genealogists! National Genealogical Society to Launch Preserve the Pensions Phase II: Veteran Bounty Land Records Project. Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, ca. 1800 - ca. 1900, and Case Files of Bounty-Land Warrant Applications of Indians. #Geneadons

#Genealogist:
When I get to heaven, I want to see their copy of the #1890Census. Then, I want to meet my #BrickWall Gr-Gr-Great Grandmother & ask her what her goshdarn name is.


(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Comedy #Jokestodon #Genealogy #Geneadons #Genealogists #FamilyTree #FamilyHistory #FamilyHistoryResearch #1890 #Census

Today is #HolocaustRemembranceDay, #YomHaShoah.✡️

Like so many others alive today, the memory of this family's connection to the #Holocaust had been lost, until they charted out their #Genealogy. This video gives a mind-jarring demonstration of how many branches of so many #FamilyTrees were never allowed to bloom & grow, and a vivid reminder of why we must #NeverForget .

The #AntiSemitism which fueled the gas chambers did not suddenly begin in the 1930s. It had been kindling a flame of hate long before, and was merely practicing for #Auschwitz & #Buchenwald, when the brutality of the #Pogroms began in the 1800s.

#Genealogy is important because it does not merely give us names; it connects us to #history and imbues & instills within us the importance of fighting the hatred of the past, whenever it raises its ugly head in our present.

#Geneadon #Geneadons #JewishGenealogy #FightHate #FightHateSpeech #Genealogists #UsefulCharts #FamilyTree #WorldWarII #WWII

https://youtu.be/argrYjfvUdw

Today is #HolocaustRemembranceDay, #YomHaShoah.✡️

Like so many others alive today, the memory of this family's connection to the #Holocaust had been lost, until they charted out their #Genealogy. This video gives a mind-jarring demonstration of how many branches of so many #FamilyTrees were never allowed to bloom & grow, and a vivid reminder of why we must #NeverForget .

The #AntiSemitism which fueled the gas chambers did not suddenly begin in the 1930s. It had been kindling a flame of hate long before, and was merely practicing for #Auschwitz & #Buchenwald, when the brutality of the #Pogroms began in the 1800s.

#Genealogy is important because it does not merely give us names; it connects us to #history and imbues & instills within us the importance of fighting the hatred of the past, whenever it raises its ugly head in our present.

#Geneadon #Geneadons #JewishGenealogy #FightHate #FightHateSpeech #Genealogists #UsefulCharts #FamilyTree #WorldWarII #WWII

https://youtu.be/pwnqUmmJ-zE

The #blast at the #Palmer #ChocolateFactory in Pennsylvania (where 7 people died, 1 of the buildings was destroyed, and gas is a poss cause) reminded me of an article I had written awhile ago.

There was an #explosion at an #Armour meat factory building in #StJoseph MO in 1930. There were quite a few similarities to the modern factory disaster: Like the modern explosion, gas was suspected, an entire building was leveled, & the explosion happened around the time workers were done for the day.

The 1930 blast sent the roof of the six-story building between 50-100 feet in the air, killing 19 and injuring many. Four of the victims were young girls.

In my article, I embedded a link to a collection of newspaper articles abt the disaster. I also included a list of the victims and others whose names were in the articles. For these, I cross-referenced links to their #FamilySearch profiles, for any #Genealogists researching the event.

#Genealogy #History #Historians

https://diggingintoyourfamilytree.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/armourexplosioninstjoseph/

When genealogists see gravestones on a Hollywood set, we just have to check where a scene was filmed. 😏

#CaptainAmericaNewWorldOrder... meet #FindAGrave.😄


#CaptainAmerica #Marvel #AnthonyMackie #MCU #Genealogy #Cemeteries #NowFilming #Geneadons #Genealogists

A GENEALOGIST'S TOP 10 PROBLEMS

1. A German census taker talking to an Italian family about an Irish neighbor who wasn't home.

2. Forgets to eat for two days when a new archive goes live.

3. Census takers who were taught to write by chickens.

4. 1890.

5. Is that a 'T' or an 'F"? ... It's an F. It needs to be a 'T' or the research is wrong.

6. Spent three weeks researching the wrong Wilhemena Kopfelpultz.

7. Accidentally told Grandma she's adopted.

8. Actual tick mark or accident? Choose wisely.

9. Non-hoarding distant relatives.

10. Have to plan vacations around cemetery hours.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #TopTenList #Jokestodon #Genealogy #Humor #FamilyTree #Census #1890Census #Ancestry #TopTenLists #Genealogist #Genealogists #Genealogie #Genealogydons #FamilyHistory

Everyone has those old #FamilyPhotos of people we know are related somehow, but don’t know exactly who they’re supposed to be. #Genealogists have often found themselves questioning relatives in vain for hours, trying to get any kind of a name to put to the mystery subjects of old & faded #photos, to get any idea of when or where the photos were taken.

It can be incredibly frustrating!
But there is an easier way.

Even if you have no idea of which family line the photo comes from, you can often deduce what year the photo was taken; and by extension, who is in the photo… with just a little help from Google & the internet.

Here’s how…

https://diggingintoyourfamilytree.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/whos-in-that-photo-identifying-ancestors-and-dating-old-photos/

#Genealogy #Geneadons #GenealogyTips
#GenealogyResearch #Photography #VintagePhotos #VintagePhotography #DatingPhotos #BrickWalls #Ancestors #Ancestry #FamilyTree #FamilyTrees #AntiquePhotography #AntiquePhotos

#HappyValentinesDay to my fellow #Genealogy lovers.❤️

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some #funny #memes & #jokes under this hashtag, and bring more smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMemes #Funny #ValentinesDay2023 #ValentinesDay #FamilyTrees #Genealogists #Genealogist #FamilyTree #Ancestry #GenealogyMastodon